Antibiotic resistance is on the rise, both nationally and globally. Bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, rendering many treatments useless. Already an estimated 12,000 people die each year in the UK as a result of antibiotic resistant infections with 10 million deaths predicted globally each year from resistant illnesses by 2050. We need to develop new treatments today so we can protect the future.

Our charity, the world’s first to tackle this problem, through research, education and patient support, is rapidly growing. We currently have a home-based freelance fundraising job vacancy in the North of England. Our ideal candidate is a dynamic fundraiser to support our charity’s Trusts and Major Gifts national fundraising programme. This person must bring energy, enthusiasm and experience to the role and help us realise our ambitious goals. 

Title: Events Fundraiser

Reports to:  Head of Fundraising

Salary: £24,000 - £27,000 depending upon experience

Based at: 74 St Annes Road, Woolston, Southampton, SO19 9FF

Hours of work: Full-time [37.5 hours per week]

Team Association: Development

Job Purpose

• To manage existing UK and international fundraising events and recruit supporters to all challenge events

• Further develop the UK & international events programme

• Manage and grow allocated corporate relationships

• To meet and exceed where possible financial targets

Profile and Scope

Sailors’ Society is looking for an enthusiastic, professional, full-time Events Fundraiser. The preferred candidate will have:

• Sales experience of recruiting corporate support and participants for fundraising events

• A strong track record of event management within the fundraising sector

• An excellent track record in building relationships across many different audience groups

Reporting Relationships and Organisational Fit

The Events Fundraiser role is available due to the current post holder moving on.

Location

The post is located in Sailors’ Society Southampton offices and the Events Fundraiser is expected to live in working week commuting distance.

Although predominantly office based the post holder will have to travel to events both within the UK and internationally.

Key Responsibilities:

Event Management

• Manage all elements of designated events, to include research, business plans, timelines, budgets and communications plan

• Liaison with events suppliers, volunteers and third party companies

• Ensure all legal event requirements are fulfilled e.g. risk assessment, negotiate insurance

• Design and implement a full communications journeys for participants for each event

• Work with the Media and Advocacy department to ensure all marketing/PR opportunities are fulfilled for each event.

• Work with Corporate Partnerships and Program Teams to determine allocation of funds to projects

• Communicate clearly with Accounts Team on expected incoming and outgoing funds

Event Income Generation

• Responsible for running events to meet income and expenditure budgets, raising net income for the organisation

• Securing teams/table holders/delegates to attend Sailors’ Society events through emails, telephone calls, face to face meetings and group presentations.

• Designing a corporate sponsorship package for each event

• Secure corporate sponsorship for each event with appropriate lead times

• Ensure funds pledged are collected within the designated time frame.

• Maintaining administration systems to record proper record keeping and allocation of donations

• Contribute to the budget and financial reports, and participate in team financial planning

• Where appropriate , secure warm leads for the Corporate Partnerships team

Relationship Management

• Research, identify and make contact with new companies to develop meaningful relationships.

• Manage allocated corporate supporter relationships and communicate with them on behalf of other team members

• Motivate supporters to maximise the funds they raise.

• Encourage supporters to organise their own events to raise money.

• Ensure donors are thanked and receive updates on how their donations have helped

Innovation

• Constantly evolve the events programme by analysing the market and predicting future trends

• Contribute to identifying and developing new opportunities for events.

Compliance

• Ensure that we comply with relevant charity legislation and best practice.

The post holder will also be expected to work flexibly across Sailors’ Society and undertake tasks as required.

Person Specification (minimum requirement)

Essential Attributes

• A confident and persuasive fundraiser, unafraid to make direct approaches for support

• Experience in organising and delivering successful fundraising events

• Strong track record of working to financial targets

• Ability to work with a high degree of motivation and initiative

• An excellent communicator

• Exemplary skills in relationship building

• Good and clear writing skills

• Ability to manage a evolving workload of multiple events and corporate relationships

• Excellent IT Skills

• Enthusiastic personality with the ability to proactively respond to new opportunities

• Passionate about fundraising and events

• Ability to attend events out of office hours and travel internationally when required (current international trips are, on average three to four per year in the UK and abroad

Desirable Attributes:

• Experience of working within a sales or fundraising department

• An understanding of events fundraising in an international context

• Experience of increasing supporter engagement with an organisation

• Experience of using a Customer Relationship database such as Raisers Edge

Benefits

• Free onsite parking
• New modern building
• Friendly atmosphere
• Life assurance benefits
• Flexible working hours
• Out of town with easy access to main transport links

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT RE-APPLY

The Multiple System Atrophy Trust (MSA Trust) is the UK and Eire’s leading national charity offering vital support to people affected by MSA. We are entirely funded through voluntary donations and Trusts and Foundation grants, providing an information and support service to those affected by MSA and their families at no cost to them.

So very many of our members come to us at a time of great distress, they or their loved ones have been diagnosed with a terminal disease which is almost unknown to the general population. They crave both symptom management and understanding from people who know about the disease. Our nurse specialists and social welfare specialist play a crucial role in helping them to cope and to plan for their care. We ensure that everyone affected by MSA has access to tailored information and support to guide them, and are not alone in their journey.

Can you help? We need a dynamic and committed Trusts and Corporates’ Fundraising Officer who is interested in helping us to realise our ambitions to increase our funding to enable the development of further services for people living with MSA. You will be a fundraiser with a great track record of raising funds through Trusts and Corporates.
We are a small charity, so someone who is prepared to roll up their sleeves and get involved would be just the right candidate.

Following a major redevelopment, our client has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Community & Corporate Fundraiser to join their heritage charity team based in a stunning location on the Dorset coast.

This challenging role requires excellent planning, management and communication skills. Applicants should have a background in fundraising, be highly motivated, creative and have an attention to detail. The ability to build strong relationships, inspire and engage individuals, groups and organisations will be key. Experience of working with volunteers will also be essential.

If you have experience of generating significant sums from a range of sources, including events, community and corporate fundraising or a similar field, we would love to hear from you.

This is a full time, permanent role which is mainly home based with some office attendance required.

Heritage & Leisure is recruiting the candidate on behalf of the charity. For full details and to apply, please send your CV and a covering letter

A great opportunity to develop your relationship building skills and help generate support and income within the Hertfordshire area.

Join this nationally loved charity and work with community supporters to give them the support and guidance to be strong advocates and fundraisers. Motivate and develop new and existing supporters, making them feel valued and appreciated.

Job specification

• Be responsible for all the supporters and volunteers within your area, being the first point of contact for their needs and encouraging their fundraising efforts through face to face meetings, telephone and email
• Proactively seek new supporters within the area by identifying individuals, liaising with local groups and delivering talks to inspire them as required
• Recruit and support new volunteers to fundraise for the charity
• Lead on the local roll out of a national fundraising campaign as well as promoting other campaigns on a more local level

Person specification

To succeed in this role you will:

• have experience working or volunteering in a fundraising environment
• understand the motivations of volunteers
• be committed to providing excellent customer/supporter stewardship
• have excellent communication skills and not be adverse to public speaking
• have good IT skills, including email and database experience

To apply for this role, please click Apply with Charityjob to submit your CV to Dawn Ballard at QuarterFive Fundraising Recruitment. If your experience is a good fit, we will send you a job description and arrange a briefing call or meeting that will provide you with all the information required to formally apply. QuarterFive aims to proactively support your job search, so we may also consider your details for other job vacancies to enable us to find a position that is most suitable for you.

35 hours per week  (part-time may be considered, with a minimum of 28 hours per week)       

Based in Devizes and working across Wiltshire

Julia’s House cares for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions in Dorset and Wiltshire; in our two hospices and in the children’s own homes and offers support to the families. Our service is rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission and we are a Sunday Times Top 100 Best Not-For-Profit Organisations to Work For and has received their award for 10 years’ contribution to better workplaces.

Our Corporate Fundraising Team takes a positive and ambitious approach to its fundraising, building lasting relationships with businesses and organisations.  Join us and be part of our passionate, dedicated team where you can make a real difference to the lives of others.

The successful candidate will be full of energy and ideas of how to generate income from businesses in Wiltshire.  You will be responsible for researching and securing new corporate supporters, while also managing a portfolio of ongoing partnerships.  You will maximise income by establishing, building and maintaining first-class relationships in the Wiltshire corporate and business community.

You will have experience of working within a fundraising and/or corporate environment, ideally having business development or account management experience.  The successful candidate will have excellent written, verbal and networking skills, be highly organised with the ability to multi-task, project manage and carry out their own administration.  In particular, you will be a confident speaker, capable of delivering inspiring pitches and influencing potential and existing supporters.

Flexibility over hours worked is important for the role, which will include occasional evening and weekend work.  The post holder will also be required to attend occasional meetings in Dorset.

We offer 30 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays, Death in Service Scheme and Employee Assistance Programme among our benefits.

A full driving licence and use of a car for business purposes are essential.

CLOSING DATE:  1 March 2020. Interviews will be held in March 2020 on a date to be agreed

Please check out our website to see what we do and how we make a difference.  For an Application Form, Job Description and Person Specification please see attached or go to the Jobs page of our website. 

The above post will be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.

Registered Charity No. 1067125

We are looking for someone with a passion for community fundraising, and a commitment to young people to develop and deliver our community and corporate fundraising programme with a target of raising £50,000 within the first 12 months. You will focus on growing income from third party events, community groups, schools, individual giving fundraising streams and growing local corporate partnerships. You will be excellent at building relationships, have experience in digital fundraising, be creative in your approach and excited by the opportunity to manage a number of fundraising programmes at the same time.

Here at Eden Brown we are recruiting for a Corporate Fundraiser to work for a well-loved health charity in Birmingham.

As Corporate Fundraiser you will be responsible for gaining and developing long-term corporate partnerships, and will capitalise on any opportunities for repeat fundraising. You will be proactive in generating new business, and will be able to engage local businesses and community groups in supporting the charity, ensuring that all supporters feel valued and understand how they are making an impact.

You will plan and manage your activity to deliver agreed income KPIs for various community campaigns, corporate relationships and events.

The successful applicant will have experience in building positive relationships with internal/external stakeholders and working to both financial and non-financial targets.

A great opportunity to join a lovely charity and make a real difference! Interested? Please contact Helen Gallagher on 0113 2207540 or [email protected]

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

As Corporate Fundraiser at John Taylor Hospice you will join a small, ambitious team generating funds to make every moment matter for people at the end of their life. We are looking for someone who shares our values of excellent supporter care, pride in our fundraising profession and a determination to succeed.

Reporting to the Head of Fundraising, this role will be responsible for corporate partnerships and support community fundraising initiatives. This will require a significant amount of proactive work to generate new business, engaging local businesses and community groups in supporting John Taylor Hospice. The role is responsible for securing and delivering new relationships, and providing an excellent level of supporter care to existing supporters. The post-holder will plan and manage their activity to deliver agreed income targets for community campaigns, corporate relationships and events.

Interviews will be held on 18 March 2020.

TPP are currently recruiting for a Corporate Fundraiser for a youth charity which provides young people with adventurous opportunities in order to get a possible head start in life. The role is paying £36,000, permanent and based in Central London.

The role is split between new business (70%) and account management (30%) with a fundraising target of £200k per annum. From this, most of your time will be spent prospecting and pitching to new corporate partners. The rest of the time will be spent maximising current partnerships which include Suzuki, Carnival UK and more. With the new fundraising strategy in place this is a great opportunity to potentially build a team within 5 years.

In order to be successful in this role you will have knowledge and experience of corporate fundraising. You will have excellent communication skills, oral and written, to engage and enthuse prospects with the charity's cause and aims. Finally, you will have a good understanding of the fundraising landscape including the Code of Fundraising standard.

You will benefit from 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after two years' service, flexitime, WFH 1 day a week, generous Aviva pension contribution, season ticket loans, private medical insurance, mobile discounts (EE) and a brand new office (opening summer 2020) next to the current office where agile working will be encouraged.

How to Apply

Closing date - 21st Feb

If you are interested in this role or wish to register with TPP to hear about future posts, please call Patrick on 020 7198 6040 or send your CV to [email protected]

Prospectus is excited to be working with a maritime charity to recruit a Corporate Fundraiser on a full time, permanent basis. The charity's vision is to be the leading maritime charity for youth development and lifelong learning.

In this role you will develop and steward corporate partnerships, with a focus on new business and some account management. You will achieve financial targets set in a yearly budget.

You will be able to write compelling and creative proposals to corporate partners as well as developing annual sponsorship packages with key financial targets. You will develop and implement the corporate partnerships strategy in line with the principles of the charity's fundraising strategy. You will be comfortable with presenting pitches to corporate prospects as well as making the ask.

You will be an excellent communicator with both internal and external stakeholders, focusing on the development of strong relationships and mutually beneficial partnerships. You will assist in the creation of marketing collateral in respect of attraction and retention of partners and sponsors using all existing marketing channels.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.

Treloar’s is looking for an experienced Fundraiser to join their team.  The Liveries Manager will be responsible for the trusted relationships with the City of London Livery Companies and the Lord Mayor of the City of London together with managing a set portfolio of Grant Making Trusts. They need to be experienced at relationship management together with researching and writing compelling funding bids.  The role will involve developing plans and strategy, maintaining relationships with existing funders, researching and applying to new ones together with reporting back on grants awarded.

Applicants must have experience of fundraising from Grant Making Trusts as a minimum.  Very good attention to detail, excellent written and verbal presentation skills and the ability to tailor writing style for different audiences are all essential.  Raisers Edge experience is desirable.

The fundraising team at Treloar’s need to raise nearly £2 million a year - this role provides an important contribution towards this target and enabling the vital work of the School and College to continue.

Treloar’s is a ground-breaking organisation managing one of the largest specialist Schools and Colleges in the UK for young people with disabilities. Our fundamental purpose is simple: to enable disabled young people to fulfil their potential in every aspect of their lives.

Job details:

• £29,014 to £35,215 per annum dependent on experience
• 36.5 hours per week

We offer: 

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Excellent training and development opportunities

• Pension scheme, life insurance and critical illness cover

• Occupational health scheme

• HSF cash plan and Perkbox discount scheme

• Free wellbeing and social activities

Closing date: applications encouraged asap, closing date will be when sufficient applications

have been received

An application pack can be obtained by visiting  ourwebsite 

Treloar Trust is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All successful candidates will be subject to a DBS check along with other relevant employment checks.

To view all our current vacancies, please visit our website 

As demand for our work grows, Asylum Welcome seeks a fundraiser to work with its Fundraising and Development Manager. This highly-regarded Oxford charity already has a healthy spread of diverse funding sources and a loyal supporter base: we need your help to reach our potential. This is a new post, suitable for someone with solid fundraising experience and a commitment to refugees. Please upload a supporting statement as an attachment saying how you meet our criteria, alongside your CV. 

NL Recruitment is currently looking for a Corporate Fundraiser to join a maritime related charity, based in London. Working closely with the Director of Fundraising & Communications, you will join a positive and forward thinking team and proactively bring new business and managed existing corporate relationships.

As the Corporate Fundraiser, you will lead on acquiring new corporate income opportunities and manage and develop existing client relationships. You will generate income opportunities, including;

• Developing annual sponsorship packages with key financial targets
• Working with events, marketing, digital media, membership and major donor teams to identify other opportunities for income growth
• Writing formal proposals as and when appropriate and include financial modelling

We are looking for a proactive, dynamic and customer-focused Corporate Fundraiser who has:

• Knowledge and understanding of corporate partnerships, corporate social responsibility or the commercial sector
• Fully able to effectively use IT including Microsoft Office and Customer Relationship Database
• Able to confidently pitch to a variety of audiences clearly